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§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ IN     THE      DEPTHS      OF      MAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
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§§§§§§§§¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§§§§§¨¨¨ IMAGINE  IF YOU WILL,  A  LUSH BLUEBERRY §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§ SPRUCE FOREST,  WITH ROLLING  HILLS  AND §§§¨¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§           KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.          §§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ THE  GROUND IS SOFT. LEAVES  IN  ALL  OF §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§ THE SEVEN  STAGES  OF DECOMPOSITION  ARE ¨¨¨§§§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   §§¨¨§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ THERE  ARE ROCKS. BIGGER  BOULDERS  PEEK §¨¨¨¨§§§§§
¨§§§§§§¨¨§            OUT OF THE HILLS.             ¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§ THERE COULD BE, SOMEWHERE IN THE  DEPTHS §§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ OF  IT ALL, A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
§§§§§§§¨¨§    BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING   §§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨ THEIR  LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE SURFACE. ¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§§     WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS    ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§   YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS  §§§§§¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§     ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.      §§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§§¨¨§§§§§        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        §§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§¨         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                ;;;;;;;;;;                ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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§§¨¨§§§§§¨                ;;###   ;;                §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§§ IN   THIS  CASE  WE  WOULD   USE   DEET, §§§§§¨¨¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. ¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§§¨¨§ DEET SHOULD  BE  APPLIED TO  YOUR  SKIN. §¨¨¨§§§§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ YOU  SHOULD COVER ALL SKIN THAT IS TO BE ¨¨§¨¨§§§§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§ EXPOSED TO AIR.  IT'S OK TO  GET SOME IN §¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§ THE  EYES.  RUB  UNTIL IT  FEELS  RIGHT, ¨¨§§§¨¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨§ UNTIL THE  SKIN FEELS GOOD. LET IT  SOAK ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨                    IN.                   §§¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨
§§§§§¨¨¨§§       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§§§§§¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨¨¨
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